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Article Databases - Most Useful
- Full-text coverage of scholarly research in all areas of education, including curriculum instruction, administration, policy, funding and related social issues. Topics covered include all levels of education from early childhood to higher education and all educational specialties, such as multilingu . . .
- Education database containing over 1.5 million records of journal articles, research reports, curriculum and teaching guides, conference papers, dissertations and theses, and books. Coverage includes materials from 1966-present.
- This database contains more than one million citations and summaries of journal articles, book chapters, books, dissertations and technical reports, all in the field of psychology.
- Provides full text articles on current issues in psychology from 1988 to the present. Includes more than 25,000 full-text articles from 42 journals published by American Psychological Association and allied organizations. All journals included in this database are indexed in PsycINFO.
- Index of education articles published between 1929-1983, focusing on the societal trends affecting the field of education.
- Index with abstracts of education articles from more than 200 peer-reviewed journals. Topics include, but are not limited to, Curriculum Development, Literacy Standards, Pedagogical Research, Instructional Media, Language Arts, Science & Mathematics, School Administration, and Higher Education.
Article Databases - Also Useful
- A multidisciplinary collection of Wiley publications covering life, health and physical sciences, social science, and the humanities.
- Index with abstracts of materials relating to the field of physical education. Topics include, but are not limited to, physical & health education curricula, sports medicine, dance, sport law, kinesiology, motor learning, recreation, standardized fitness tests, sports equipment, business and marketi . . .
- Covers disciplines concerned with the nature and use of language. The database covers all aspects of the study of language including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics.
- Sociological Abstracts is an index to the latest research sponsored in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences, including anthropology, criminology, demography, education, law, penology, race relations, social psychology, and urban studies. The database draws informat . . .
- Humanities & Social Sciences Index Retrospective is a bibliographic database that cites articles from English-language periodicals. Periodical coverage includes some of the best-known scholarly journals and numerous lesser-known but important specialized magazines. Coverage includes a wide range of . . .
- Library, Information Science & Technology Abstract (LISTA) indexes more than 600 periodicals, plus books, research reports and proceedings. Subject coverage includes librarianship, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management and more. Coverage in t . . .
- Google Scholar provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature across many disciplines and sources: peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts and articles, from academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories, universities and other scholarly organizations. < . . .
Books, Curriculum Guides, & Media
- Search the full text of scanned books from collections all over the world, with links to borrow or buy.
- PsycBOOKS is a database of more than 60,000 chapters in 4000 eBooks that extends eBook full text access in psycINFO in the same way that psycARTICLES extends full text journal access.
E-Journal Collections
- A comprehensive, timely collection of critical reviews written by leading scientists. Distinguished authors and editors critically review, synthesize, and filter the rapidly growing body of primary research in a specific discipline. A review article is the ideal starting point when faced with resear . . .
- *Due to COVID-19, the vendor has provided complimentary access to 35,000 eBooks from several publishers until August 31st and the JSTOR Archive, and the Primary Sources collections until December 31* JSTOR is a full-text collection of scholarly journals in the sciences, social sciences, and humaniti . . .
Statistics, Reports & Data Sets
- Data and statistics collected from California schools and other resources to identify trends and educational needs, as well as measure school performance.
- Education data and statistics collected by the United States Department of Education.
- For information on how to download data from this archive, please go to http://www.ssric.org and click on the name of the archive in the upper left corner -- data from this archive can be accessed through the library's proxy server or from any computer on campus. If you have problems downloading the . . .
- Statistical series for the United States on subjects including population, crime economics, agriculture, and much more. Statistics from as far back as 1790 for some categories.
- Provides a number of links regarding the University from the Office of Institutional Effectiveness, including a general statistical picture of each of our eight colleges. The most commonly requested data, data for national accountability effort, and data about the CSU as a whole is available through . . .
Images and Streaming Media
- Unlimited access to Teaching Channel’s 1,200+ video library. All videos have been carefully vetted by content experts to ensure they showcase current techniques, model best teaching practices, and provide immediate ideas to support student learning. Sort by grade-level (K-12), subject area, or by to . . .
- A searchable image database created by various faculty, staff, and students of the CSU system. Contains over 30,000 historical images from a wide variety of fields, including political and cultural history, anthropology, biology, medicine and technology. Images have been copyright cleared for non-pr . . .
Dictionaries, Encyclopedias & Reference
- These directories help scholars publish their manuscripts by providing current addresses, phone, e-mail, websites, publication guidelines, and review information for journals in education, business, and psychology.
- A great resource for background information, Gale eBooks is a collection of full-text encyclopedias and other reference sources. Subjects covered include history, education, literature, world cultures, and many more.
- Ulrich's Periodicals Directory provides detailed information on more than 300,000 periodicals of all types published worldwide: academic and scholarly journals, open access publications, peer-reviewed journals, popular magazines, newspapers, and newsletters.
- *Access to this cancelled resource ends on 06/30/2021*. Reference library that includes subject dictionaries, the World Encyclopedia, English dictionaries, bilingual dictionaries of French, German, Spanish, and Italian, and entries from Oxford Companions and the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations. This . . .
Theses & Dissertations
- Digital collection of over 3.8 million dissertations and theses, many available in full text. Materials come from over 3,000 academic institutions, with content from 1861-present.
- The Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations Union Catalog will serve as a repository of rich graduate educational material contributed by a number of member institutions worldwide. The hope is that this project will increase the availability of student research for scholars, empower st . . .
- OpenThesis is a free repository of theses, dissertations, and other academic documents, coupled with powerful search, organization, and collaboration tools. As the first free database of its kind, we hope that you will take a moment to upload your theses, dissertations and other publications -- and . . .
Surveys & Instruments
- Measurements Yearbook™ (MMY) provides users with a comprehensive guide to over 2,000 contemporary testing instruments. Designed for an audience ranging from novice test consumers to experienced professionals, the MMY series contains information essential for a complete evaluation of test products wi . . .
- PsycTests is a research database that provides access to psychological tests, measures, scales, surveys, and other assessments as well as descriptive information about the test and its development and administration.